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The Top Ranked Tennis Players of All-Time from South Africa
| Rnk | Athlete | Rookie Year | Overall Rank |
| 1 | Johan Kriek | 1978 | 63 |
| 2 | Eric Sturgess | 1947 | 132 |
| 3 | Kevin Curren | 1979 | 156 |
| 4 | Kevin Anderson | 2007 | 164 |
| 5 | Cliff Drysdale | 1962 | 178 |
| 6 | Ian Vermaak | 1953 | 251 |
| 7 | Brian Norton | 1920 | 284 |
| 8 | Wayne Ferreira | 1989 | 290 |
| 9 | Cameron Norrie | 2017 | 348 |
| 10 | Kyle Edmund | 2011 | 368 |
| 11 | Patrick Spence | 1922 | 403 |
| 12 | Louis Raymond | 1919 | 413 |
| 13 | Bob Kirby | 1931 | 431 |
| 14 | Raymond Moore | 1963 | 561 |
| 15 | Andrew Pattison | 1970 | 587 |
| 16 | Frew McMillan | 1961 | 608 |
| 17 | Lloyd Harris | 2015 | 664 |
| 18 | Abe Segal | 1951 | 667 |
| 19 | Byron Bertram | 1970 | 678 |
| 20 | Gordon Forbes | 1955 | 708 |
| 21 | Keith Diepraam | 1962 | 736 |
| 22 | Trevor Fancutt | 1955 | 746 |
| 23 | Vernon Kirby | 1931 | 752 |
| 24 | Bernard Mitton | 1973 | 871 |
| 25 | Christo van Rensburg | 1983 | 903 |
| 26 | Eddie Edwards | 1980 | 952 |
| 27 | Wesley Moodie | 2003 | 1031 |
| 28 | Neville Godwin | 1995 | 1038 |
| 29 | Pieter Aldrich | 1988 | 1048 |
| 30 | Marcos Ondruska | 1989 | 1141 |
| 31 | Matthew Ebden | 2010 | 1162 |
| 32 | Grant Stafford | 1990 | 1171 |
| 33 | Wayne Odesnik | 2004 | 1220 |
| 34 | Deon Joubert | 1973 | 1298 |
| 35 | Mark Kaplan | 1990 | 1318 |
| 36 | Danie Visser | 1982 | 1342 |
| 37 | Gary Muller | 1985 | 1344 |
| 38 | John Yuill | 1973 | 1376 |
| 39 | Bob Maud | 1965 | 1419 |
| 40 | Christo Steyn | 1983 | 1487 |
| 41 | David Nainkin | 1993 | 1530 |
| 42 | David Adams | 1989 | 1616 |
| 43 | Izak van der Merwe | 2005 | 1617 |
| 44 | Terry Ryan | 1966 | 1654 |
| 45 | Pat Cramer | 1969 | 1674 |
| 46 | Patrick Wheatley | 1923 | 1761 |
| 47 | Owen Williams | 1952 | 1825 |
| 48 | Nigel Cockburn | 1949 | 1826 |
| 49 | Jack Condon | 1924 | 1845 |
| 50 | Albert Gaertner | 1958 | 1892 |
| 51 | Roy Malcolm | 1929 | 1897 |
| 52 | Colin Robbins | 1929 | 1909 |
| 53 | Ivie Richardson | 1924 | 1989 |
| 54 | David Schneider | 1975 | 2008 |
| 55 | Michael Robertson | 1934 | 2020 |
| 56 | Barry Moir | 1985 | 2060 |
| 57 | Freddie Sauer | 1980 | 2061 |
| 58 | Willem Prinsloo | 1977 | 2121 |
| 59 | Glenn Weiner | 2004 | 2140 |
| 60 | Robert Trogolo | 1979 | 2165 |
| 61 | Schalk Van Der Merwe | 1982 | 2195 |
| 62 | Piet Norval | 1989 | 2225 |
| 63 | Craig Campbell | 1986 | 2226 |
| 64 | Brian Levine | 1982 | 2228 |
| 65 | Robbie Venter | 1983 | 2277 |
| 66 | Tian Viljoen | 1983 | 2278 |
| 67 | Raven Klaasen | 2002 | 2301 |
| 68 | Dean Botha | 1986 | 2340 |
| 69 | Eustace Fannin | 1937 | 2369 |
| 70 | Ellis Ferreira | 1992 | 2376 |
| 71 | Norman Farquharson | 1927 | 2430 |
| 72 | Gerald Sherwell | 1922 | 2508 |
| 73 | Colin Zeeman | 1963 | 2534 |
| 74 | Rodney Mandelstam | 1959 | 2558 |
| 75 | Johann Kupferberger | 1951 | 2588 |
| 76 | Sydney Levy | 1949 | 2622 |
| 77 | Jack Saul | 1967 | 2631 |
| 78 | Leon Norgarb | 1951 | 2636 |
| 79 | David Samaai | 1949 | 2708 |
| 80 | Mike Myburg | 1982 | 2719 |
| 81 | Peter Van Lingen | 1966 | 2723 |
| 82 | Bryan Woodroffe | 1952 | 2775 |
| 83 | Derek Capell | 1952 | 2884 |
| 84 | Stanley Davidson | 1951 | 2886 |
| 85 | J. Holthouse | 1928 | 2908 |
| 86 | Kevin Moir | 1984 | 2927 |
| 87 | Walter Musgrove | 1935 | 2945 |
| 88 | Alexander Wood | 1963 | 2982 |
| 89 | Derek Tarr | 1981 | 3183 |
| 90 | Robin Sanders | 1959 | 3195 |
| 91 | Marc Polmans | 2012 | 3214 |
| 92 | Neil Broad | 1989 | 3251 |
| 93 | Alun Jones | 2001 | 3336 |
| 94 | Clive Brebnor | 1964 | 3366 |
| 95 | Russell Seymour | 1953 | 3370 |
| 96 | Raymond Weedon | 1959 | 3425 |
| 97 | Gaetan Koenig | 1957 | 3427 |
| 98 | Justin Bower | 1999 | 3530 |
| 99 | Brent Pirow | 1982 | 3538 |
| 100 | Julian Mayers | 1956 | 3561 |
| 101 | John Hurry | 1958 | 3635 |
| 102 | John Hendrie | 1935 | 3655 |
| 103 | Maxwell Bertram | 1935 | 3656 |
| 104 | Andrew Burrow | 1987 | 3728 |
| 105 | Bill Freer | 1970 | 3742 |
| 106 | Graydon Garner | 1968 | 3743 |
| 107 | Robin Spengler | 1960 | 3760 |
| 108 | Colin Eedes | 1937 | 3804 |
| 109 | H.L. Walcott | 1928 | 3827 |
| 110 | G.W.V. Hurst | 1922 | 3846 |
| 111 | Lan Bale | 1993 | 3907 |
| 112 | Ricky Buwalda | 1973 | 3953 |
| 113 | Buster Farrer | 1956 | 4031 |
| 114 | Cyril Botha | 1955 | 4037 |
| 115 | John Hammill | 1959 | 4350 |
| 116 | Rayno Seegers | 1970 | 4355 |
| 117 | Rohan Summers | 1965 | 4368 |
| 118 | John Maloney | 1959 | 4437 |
| 119 | Dick Bosse | 1990 | 4538 |
| 120 | Charlton Eagle | 1987 | 4550 |
| 121 | Julian Krinsky | 1970 | 4573 |
| 122 | Rauty Krog | 1969 | 4576 |
| 123 | Timothy Heckler | 1959 | 4600 |
| 124 | David Lurie | 1950 | 4651 |
| 125 | William Muir | 1935 | 4678 |
| 126 | Julian Lezard | 1922 | 4702 |
| 127 | John-Laffnie De Jager | 1992 | 4824 |
| 128 | Clinton Marsh | 1990 | 4832 |
| 129 | Byron Talbot | 1989 | 4838 |
| 130 | Charles Honey | 1989 | 4839 |
| 131 | Gustav Fichardt | 1988 | 4853 |
| 132 | Frank Puncec | 1983 | 4876 |
| 133 | Derek Segal | 1981 | 4891 |
| 134 | Rory Chappell | 1977 | 4905 |
| 135 | Anthony Fawcett | 1975 | 4909 |
| 136 | Andre Van Der Merwe | 1972 | 4938 |
| 137 | Barry Butcher | 1969 | 4953 |
| 138 | Michael Jennett | 1960 | 5059 |
| 139 | Anthony Charnock | 1957 | 5096 |
| 140 | Derek Lawer | 1957 | 5097 |
| 141 | Brian Page | 1956 | 5110 |
| 142 | Roche Goosen | 1956 | 5125 |
| 143 | David Wright | 1955 | 5131 |
| 144 | James Forbes | 1955 | 5139 |
| 145 | John Nicholson | 1952 | 5202 |
| 146 | Michel De Wet | 1952 | 5206 |
| 147 | Robert Connor | 1951 | 5222 |
| 148 | Brian Rooke | 1950 | 5225 |
| 149 | D.V. Connor | 1949 | 5238 |
| 150 | W. Muller | 1948 | 5259 |
| 151 | John Kitson | 1934 | 5350 |
| 152 | Jack O'Shea | 1933 | 5363 |
| 153 | B.C. Lowe | 1931 | 5389 |
| 154 | W.L. Van Ryn | 1922 | 5561 |
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